National Republican., 1887-09-03
OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT..
Its Present Condition and what I'm.
provemeBts Are Needed,
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Chief Paris has submitted his report TO
the commissioners. The estimates are;
salaries-One chief engineer, 81 800; one
fire marshal 81 900; one clerk, s900 two as
sistant Chiet tngiuecrs each sl,2oO 3Aip
nine foremcn, each sl,lnO, 50 900; nine assist
SGs ioGe GenS Ell ssee sg sV sgSen ens
sslO 50 $50; two tillermen, each $50 81, $50;
nine hostlers, each $40, $1,000; nine assistant
hosllers, ssio 81 500 ailysix prlyates, eeen oSt
one veterinary surgeon, slOO; total salaries,
Repairs to engine houses aud apparatus, pur-
chase Of horses, fuel, hose, and forage, ex-
change of engines, contingent expenses, siO,-
Building engine house in southeast section,
slu,bV0; furnishing same, s2OOO salary for
twelve men, $40 100 engine, 81 500; hose car
finge, SlOg iour horses, SlOOO; hose s2,OJl;
total, S3O,S50.
hook and ladder truck, $500; two horses, 900;
salary for twelve men, e0,0ig to,al, s4OOiO
ecapitulntion-Sdlaries, Sl0l,3lD; miscsila.
neous, siU,2bO; new engine house, s3lSJD. new
hook and ladder company elD,0I0. Griud
total, S2l3370.
The report recommends the removal OF
No. engine house to better location than
on Virginia avenue; an appropriation To
pension disabled men, ana says that the
81 tax now imposed hardly pays the two
bepeficiaries on hand. lie suggests th at
tie increased from $1,000 to Sl,l0O and
81, ,050 respectively. Niue prlvates are asked
| to be promoted to assistant fOremeu wish
an Increase Of salary Of 500. lie asks for
| two extra watchmen aud two additional
| privates to each engine company. Tue re-
| port recommends the loc alton of fire en-
gine near the WalIach chool building, and
| the construction OF a double engine house
| for No. Q company, aud for the new truck
| company. He alludvs to tue want Of cist-
| erns at Mount Pleasant and AnacDstia aud
In the neighbOrhood OF Howard University,
and the extension Of the water main out
| Thirty second street four squares. There
| are nine engines In the department, two
| Of which are In reserve and III fair copdi.
| tiou. There are $50 fire plugs In the Dis.
| trlct, and that l,0O0 more should be al iei.
There were during the year 1856 alarms OF
fire, and G5 local alarms; the loss entailed
was s29S, $50, covered by an insurance of
S24l, 164, against loss Of $40, ,4s0, covered
by insurance OF $l70,3S6, OF tho previous
| fiscal year
| Fire Marshal Drew, In his annual report,
| which accompanies, says: During tho year
visited sci stores where Illuminating oil
| is kept on sale, and Inspected SOL barrels OF
| kerosene oil, OF which | found 800 barrels
| Of q very low Grade, aud which would not
| stand the proof test. In this connection
desire to again call attention to the great
quantity OF low-grade oil which is being
sent to this market aud put oD sale at diff
ferent establishments at retail. From my
experience In testing this product during
the past year find that above AZ per cent
is below the proof test and of vile and
combustible nature. This Ia undoubtedl,
very dangerous, and is apt to cause many
fires and many deaths by the explosion o.
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